DISABLING BARRIERS – BREAK TO INCLUDE WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY

| Background  World Health Assembly resolution Resolution on "Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation", requests WHO to produce a World Report. Developed and published in partnership with the World Bank.  Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP) UN treaty came into force in May Reinforces our understanding of disability as a human rights and as a development issue.  International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Emphasizes the role of the environment in enabling or disabling people with health conditions. Adopted as the conceptual framework for the report.

| Aims of the World report on disability  To provide governments and civil society with a comprehensive analysis of the importance of disability and the responses provided, based on best available evidence.  To recommend national and international action to improve the lives of persons with disabilities.  To support implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

| How was the World report developed?  Involvement of a large number of stakeholders: advisory and editorial committee; over 380 contributors; over 70 low, middle and high income countries represented.  Extensive review process: regional consultations, peer review.  People with disabilities central to the process

1,000,000,000 people with disabilities 15% of the world population

Disabling barriers  Inadequate policies and standards  Negative attitudes  Lack of provision of services  Problems with service delivery  Inadequate funding  Lack of accessibility  Lack of consultation and involvement  Lack of data and evidence

| Outcomes of disabling barriers  Poorer health than the general population  Lower educational achievements  Less economic participation  Higher rates of poverty  Increased dependency and reduced participation It is the way that society treats people with disabilities which matters most

| Content overview Understanding disability Disability – a global picture General health care Rehabilitation Assistance and support Enabling environments Education Work and employment The way forward

| Cross cutting recommendations  Enable access to all mainstream policies, systems and services.  Invest in specific programmes and services for persons with disabilities.  Adopt a national disability strategy and plan of action.  Involve people with disabilities.  Improve human resource capacity.  Provide adequate funding and improve affordability.  Increase public awareness and understanding of disability.  Improve disability data collection.  Strengthen and support research on disability.

| National plan of action World report National and regional/ programs Ways forward ? Research National policy dialogues Awareness Capacity Building Services Law and policy International policy dialogue Technical support

| Summary  1 billion people  Increasing numbers  Barriers can be overcome  World report shows us how  It's time to scale up

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